格林威治

Gélínwēizhì

noun #18,921

Meanings

1 Greenwich (district in London)

Characters

phonetic (-lin-); forest

phonetic (-wei-); power

phonetic (-zhi); govern

Examples

格林威治是本初子午线经过的地方。

Gélínwēizhì shì běnchū zǐwǔxiàn jīngguò de dìfang.

Greenwich is where the Prime Meridian passes through.

格林威治标准时间是世界时间的基准。

Gélínwēizhì biāozhǔn shíjiān shì shìjiè shíjiān de jīzhǔn.

Greenwich Mean Time is the standard for world time.

Tips

culture

Greenwich in London is home to the Royal Observatory, where the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) is defined. GMT (格林威治标准时间) was the world time standard before UTC.

Stroke Order

格 gé

林 lín

威 wēi

治 zhì